> How working class voters end up aligning themselves with a party that is less likely to care about them, while cutting taxes for earners well above the workin

> How working class voters end up aligning themselves with a party that is less likely to care about them, while cutting taxes for earners well above the working class income bracket. That's words vs. actions. His words were that he was going to take care of them, and his voters believed him. The fact that he didn't do it is just like any politician lying. They might not even have believed him either, but at least his voters felt like he listened to their pains.